Total Crime Rate

53.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 53.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Penton Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Riverside and Laleham , and the 138th lowest crime rate of 307 local areas in Spelthorne .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Penton Road (TW18 2LJ) in the last 12 months was 53.9 per 1,000 residents and was 41.8% higher than the Riverside and Laleham average (38.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 30.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penton Road (TW18 2LJ), the main crime hotspot is near Meadway Close. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Penton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wheatsheaf Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadway Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wheatsheaf Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Riverside Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wheatsheaf Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft River Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Jamnagar Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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